I have a life simulator.

"Aaaaaah, I don't care how big the advantage is, I just want to see Kitagawa cross the finish line in first place, charge—charge your ass!"

"Nagum, you're a complete idiot! Give me back my personal points, I'm not playing anymore!"

Everyone's emotions exploded at this final moment, but the center of the storm seemed unaffected. The top three groups were too preoccupied to care about anything else, and everyone was gritting their teeth and accelerating.

The last time Nagumo Masaru ran at full speed was more than a year ago when he joined the soccer club of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School as a freshman and successfully led them to win the championship in the summer tournament that year. It was precisely because of such a brilliant record that the soccer club has maintained a welcoming attitude towards him until now.

Perhaps because of the 15 million, or perhaps because he gave up some projects and conserved his energy, Nan Yunya felt that he was in better condition than before, and was even very likely to run his fastest 400-meter record here.

But this momentary pleasure was immediately destroyed by Kitagawa Ryo and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. After entering the second half of the 200-meter stretch, the two on his left and right accelerated once again, leaving Nangumo Masashi several body lengths behind in a few seconds, and imprinting their backs on his vision in a rather domineering manner.

The cheers and curses around them rose at this moment, and a large number of students, mainly second-year students who had already lost their temper, began to hurl even more rude and direct insults at Nan Yunya who had fallen behind.

If Nan Yunya fails to reach first place, it means that their bets on the second-year scoring leader and the overall scoring leader have both gone down the drain.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah--"

Overwhelmed by this humiliation and the unthinkable consequences, Nan Yunya's face contorted in rage as she forced out the last of her strength from her already exhausted legs.

As long as Kitagawa Ryo doesn't get first place.

But the next second, his foot stumbled because it stepped on something that slid from behind, completely losing his last chance to catch up with the other person.

That's because they didn't interfere with others or get interfered with, so their progress is also good. Ishikura, the leader of Class 3-B, is currently in fourth place.

"Sorry, my hand slipped. Oh, my palms are always sweaty. This kind of thing just happens sometimes."

Ishikura simply responded with a grin. Although he and Nagumo had been partners in the past, after this sports festival, he had found a better partner among the first-year students: Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

In order to cooperate in the future, he must fulfill his promise to Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

"Don't let anyone ruin my duel with Kitagawa Ryo from Class 1-B."

That's why he took the initiative to interrupt Nan Yunya, who was pouncing like a hungry tiger, as if she was about to pounce on Kitagawa Ryo from behind.

However, the surrounding audience had already stopped paying attention to their bickering. From the moment Nan Yunya fell behind, most people's eyes were fixed on Kitagawa Ryo and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, and their minds were quickly filled with a simple thought:

"So fast--"

The two players on the field are rapidly approaching the finish line at a speed that exceeds all the expectations of the audience, and the level they are showing has visibly exceeded the scope of the high school sports festival.

"When it comes to the actual competition on the track, I might be even faster."

As it turns out, what Kitagawa Ryo said to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka during training was not just a consolation. The two of them were practically grinding each other down, constantly stimulating their physical functions through each other's presence.

In that instant, the whole world seemed to blur, all the noise and clamor around disappeared, and only the struggle with the man running beside her was the only thing that mattered about being alive, the very essence of being alive.

In fact, at the moment when he took over the baton from Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, Kitagawa Ryo heard the other say something to him.

"Run as fast as you can, we all do."

Although it was only for a short time, as his legs instinctively moved and rushed out of the starting line, Kitagawa Ryo vaguely saw Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who was also taking the baton, smile slightly, which made him subconsciously think, 'This guy can actually smile.'

However, Kitagawa Ryo will not waver in his determination to win, especially since the other party did say 'run at full speed'.

It was almost like a replay of the first race of the first event at today's sports festival. This year's sports festival at Tokyo Advanced Ikusei Junior High School began with the competition between Kitagawa Ryo and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka in the 100-meter race, and ended with the two of them crossing the finish line almost simultaneously in the final event.

Even the result was the same as before. It was probably due to the slight advantage accumulated by the first three batters of Class 1-B. Kitagawa Ryo participated in all the events of the sports festival all day. Although he was not in his best condition in all aspects, he once again defeated Ayanokoji Kiyotaka by a millisecond after the 100-meter race in the morning, and achieved a perfect victory that is probably unprecedented and will probably never be repeated.

However, Kitagawa Ryo didn't want to play this crazy game a second time. Since he entered Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, there was probably no other day that could compare to today's sports festival. After finishing the final event, Kitagawa Ryo simply lay down on the grass next to him, not wanting to move a single finger.

Although he was quickly surrounded by the students from Class 1-B who rushed over, Albert Yamada and Ken Sudo even joined forces to lift Ryo Kitagawa up, and with his blank expression of exhaustion, he had a subtle charm reminiscent of the Black Coffin Dance.

The noise was deafening, making Kitagawa Ryosuke feel dizzy. He eventually closed his eyes and imagined himself as a small boat drifting in a sea of ​​people, being tossed up and down by the boys in his class as a celebration.

This was probably the most unforgettable sports festival ever held by the entire faculty and students of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, although most of the deep impressions came from the unprecedented prediction games organized by the school.

Some people were going crazy with joy, some were crying with regret, but most people were just staring blankly at their phone screens, and no one even cared about the results of the red and white teams' competition, which the school had not yet announced, or the total scores of each grade and class.

Instead of worrying about the dozens or hundreds of class points, please send us the individual points we guessed first; those are the real ones.

The school seemed to have noticed the students' thoughts. Just a few minutes later, after calculating and collecting the handling fees, the individual points were transferred one after another into the personal accounts of the students who had guessed correctly, making many people smile with joy.

"Ding—You have successfully placed your bet in the 'Who will be the top scorer in the entire grade' contest. You have received 12,098,625 personal points."

A short while later, Long Yuanxiang's phone also received a notification that his personal points had been credited to his account. Of the 12 million, 5 million was the principal he had returned, and the remaining 7 million was the bonus he earned after deducting handling fees.

Even though he already had over 12 million personal points, Long Yuanxiang's expression remained somewhat somber. The reorganization of Class C in the first year was now urgent, but how to minimize its harm to the class and how to maintain the class's stability as much as possible to participate in the special exams were the issues he needed to consider.

Just as Long Yuanxiang was pondering his future strategy, a girl's voice suddenly came from behind him:

"Are you thinking about Class C's situation after the Sports Festival, Ryuen-kun? I think I can help you."

The one who showed up was Matsushita Chiaki from Class 1-B, but Ryuen Sho knew very well that the other party was Sakayanagi Arisu's person and that his appearance here was probably on Sakayanagi's orders. Ryuen Sho was still willing to give Sakayanagi Arisu some face.

"Tell me."

Matsushita Chiaki took a deep breath, and then repeated what Ichinose Honami had told Sakayanagi Arisu, and what Sakayanagi Arisu had relayed to her:

"I know you bet on Kitagawa from our class in the all-grade scoring champion prediction contest. The initial bet was probably five million, and the final prize was a little over seven million. That means Ryuen now has more than twelve million personal points, right?"

"So what?"

Ryuen Sho narrowed his eyes, but he wasn't surprised that Sakayanagi Arisu could see through his little scheme of four million.

"I want to make a deal with Longyuan."

Matsushita Chiaki calmly continued the negotiations, and then made a proposal that even Ryuen Sho hadn't expected:

"The loan agreement, which involves some students from Class C borrowing a total of 12 million personal points from Nan Yun, including principal and interest, is currently in our hands. If Long Yuan is willing to pay us 12 million personal points, in exchange, we can transfer the creditor's rights of this loan relationship to you, Long Yuan."

"That means you'll be one of the most troublesome students in Class C..."

"The actual creditor."

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"Uh, so now not only do Ichinose-kun not have to return the 5.5 million person points to our class, but our Class D also has to return another 500,000 person points to you?"

Katsuragi Kohei stared at the loan agreement in black and white, feeling a chill run down his spine. He swallowed hard, and even the ever-gentle Ichinose Honami, who always maintained a gentle smile, seemed somewhat terrifying to him.

What exactly did they do during this sports festival?

Why did half of the loan agreement between Class 1D and Nan Yunya end up in her hands?

"Yes, that's right. It's great that Katsuragi-kun understands. 500,000 points isn't a lot. I hope your students can settle their accounts as soon as possible."

With a smile, Honami Ichinose returned the five million points she had borrowed from homeroom teachers Chie Hoshinomiya and Sae Chabashira in full, successfully settling her debts.

"Okay, I'll send it to you first."

Seemingly having also profited handsomely from the betting, Katsuragi Kohei readily paid the 500,000 yen shortfall on behalf of his students after confirming the loan agreement.

"I have a celebration party for our class tonight, so I'll take my leave now."

"Okay, sure."

After saying goodbye to the still bewildered Katsuragi Kohei, Ichinose Honami, who had lowered her eyes again, soon learned from Sakayanagi Arisu that the negotiations with Ryuen Sho had gone smoothly.

A few minutes later, with a notification from the school, a total of twelve million personal points were transferred into her personal account.

This was obtained from Long Yuanxiang.

In addition, there was the 5.5 million yen that he received from Katsuragi Kohei.

Then there's her own principal and the more than two million personal points she earned through manipulating the women's equestrian combat project.

As if to confirm, Honami Ichinose opened her account balance page once again.

The first digit of that eight-digit number has finally become a reassuring two.

Honami Ichinose turned off the screen again, and the completely black phone display clearly reflected her relieved, upturned smile.

That way... I can finally keep you here.

cold.

Chapter 316: The Sports Festival Comes to an End (5k)

"Please calm your excitement for a moment and proceed to the vicinity of the stage in an orderly manner according to your class and grade. The closing ceremony of this sports festival and the handover ceremony of the student council president are about to take place. I'll repeat it again..."

After giving the students another ten minutes to vent their emotions, the loudspeaker near the playground soon broadcast the following announcement. This forced many students who were planning to go to the Beech Tree Shopping Center with their friends to temporarily suppress their plans. They loosely formed a queue, enthusiastically discussing the sports festival with their classmates while slowly walking towards the podium.

The closing ceremony was once again hosted by Tsukishiro Tsuneshige, the acting chairman of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School. He maintained his usual friendly, smiling expression, and after all the students had arrived and were standing in formation, he casually tapped the microphone and offered some platitudes such as "Thank you to every student, teacher, and staff for their hard work" and "This sports festival was a great success." He then slightly turned to the side and pointed to the large electronic screen projected behind him.

"Then, the total scores for each grade and class in this sports festival have been tallied."

Although most students had almost forgotten the original rewards and punishments for this sports festival, it was still related to class points, so they all followed Tsukishiro Tsuneshige's lead and looked at the screen.

"Now, the first thing to announce is the result of this year's sports festival's Red and White team competition—"

It's unclear whether he had experience filming variety shows in the past, but Tsukishiro Tsunehira even humorously dragged out the last syllable.

As he spoke, the numbers on the big screen, marked in red and white to represent the red and white groups, began to be calculated and increased rapidly. After the total scores for all events were tallied, the final total score was announced along with the words "White Group Wins," which drew a commotion and cheers from the students below the stage.

It has to be said that before this sports festival, this was probably an outcome that no one could have predicted. After all, Class A, belonging to the Red Team, was the dominant force in the second and third years, and the AD Alliance of the first year was clearly stronger than the BC Alliance on paper. However, due to a series of coincidences, it was the White Team that ultimately succeeded in making a comeback.

The outstanding performances of Class 1-B and Class 2-B (mainly Kiryuin Kaede) brought the strength of the Red and White teams to a fairly balanced stage. However, no one expected that Class 3-A would be defeated one after another. With several key players missing, they barely managed to retain the title of third-year scorer only thanks to Horikita Manabu's individual ability. In terms of total score, they were even overtaken by Class 3-B, which ultimately caused the balance of victory to tilt towards the White team of the BC Union.

However, the winning White team didn't receive any reward. After all, according to the school's sports festival rules, only the losing team in the all-grade red and white team competition would be penalized by having 100 class points deducted.

"Then came the results of the competition between the red and white groups for each grade."

[Third Grade: White Team Wins]

Second Grade: Red Team Wins

[First Grade: Red Team Wins]

The result was not too surprising to Kitagawa Ryo. After all, the White Team had to drag along Class C, an almost useless ally, which put them at a disadvantage in the Red vs. White rivalry within the grade. In the end, they lost to the Red Team by a narrow margin.

To put it simply, if the third-grade students hadn't launched such an unsportsmanlike sneak attack on the Red Team (which included Class A), the Red Team would definitely have won this whole-grade red-white confrontation.

Similar to the previous red-white competition, the winner receives no reward, while the losing class loses fifty class points.

"Next, we will look at the scores of each class and their ranking within the grade."

The twelve classes were divided into three groups on the screen according to their grade level, and the scores of each class were displayed one by one. Finally, the classes were ranked in order of their order.

Kitagawa Ryo immediately turned his attention to the direction of the first-year students.

[First Place: Class B, Year 1]

Second Place: Class D, Year 1

Third Place: Class A, Year 1

Fourth Place: Class C, Year 1

Unlike the previous red-white competition, the class ranked first in the grade will receive a reward of fifty class points, the second place will receive no increase or decrease, the third place will have fifty class points deducted, and the fourth place will have one hundred points deducted as a penalty.

It was only natural that Class C in the first year came in last place, as they basically messed things up during this sports festival. It was a bit of a pity that Class A lost to Class D. The score difference between the two classes was actually quite close, but Class D in the first year benefited from getting second place in the mixed 1600-meter relay race, which had a generous final score reward, and finally managed to overtake them in the total score.

Although Class 1B won first place, they ultimately broke even due to their loss in the Red vs. White match, with no increase or decrease in class points. Considering the huge gains in individual points, this sports festival was quite successful overall.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Ryo also recalled the class point rankings of the four first-year classes before the sports festival, adding and subtracting points in his mind:

"Class A, Grade 1: 451 (formerly 601)."

"Class 1B: 550 points (originally 550 points)."

"Class 1-C: 172 points (originally 322 points)."

"Class 1D: 148 points (originally 248 points)."

If you calculate it this way, it seems that Class B has quietly climbed to the position of Class A?

The other students in Class B around them seemed to have realized this as well, so when the ranking list for the grade was released, they cheered like a tidal wave, and the enthusiastic applause drew some attention from the senior students in other grades.

Standing at the front of the line, Majima Tomoya gestured for his students to be quiet so as not to disturb the ongoing closing ceremony of the sports festival, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his face. After all, just four months ago, their Class D was at the bottom of the class with zero points, but after only one summer vacation and the start of the new semester, they had been promoted to Class A.

And Majima Tomoya will once again become the homeroom teacher of a class called Class 1-A after more than half a year.

On stage, Tsukishiro Tsuneo didn't seem to care much about the noise from the audience. He even politely waited a minute or two for the celebrating students to calm down before continuing the closing ceremony.

"Finally, here are the three players who performed the best in this sports festival."

[First-year top scorer: Kitagawa Ryo]

[Second-Year Top Scorer: Kiryuin Kaede]

[Top scorer in third grade: Horikita Manabu]

[Top Scorer of the Entire Grade: Kitagawa Ryo]

As the winners of these awards were announced one by one, the students of Class 1-B—no, it should be said that Class 1-A, who had just stopped clapping for a while—exploded into applause that was no less powerful than before. This time, students from other grades and classes joined in the cheers, making the atmosphere even more enthusiastic than before. This caused Nan Yunya, who was waiting backstage to give her speech as the new student council president, to darken her already unpleasant expression even further.

After announcing all the awards related to the Sports Festival, the closing ceremony of this Sports Festival came to a successful end. According to the schedule, the next step is the handover ceremony of the student council president.